de·camp /dɪˈkæmp, di-/
(vi.)撤營,逃走,逃亡
De·camp v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decamped p. pr. & vb. n. Decamping.]
1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly.
2. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly.
The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house was once again converted into a tavern. --Goldsmith.
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decamp
v 1: leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" [syn: break
camp]
2: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
along [syn: abscond, bolt, absquatulate, run off,
go off]
3: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
[syn: skip, vamoose]